Motivational Speaker Blog

On June 20, 2018, I was a funny motivational speaker for the Pulp and Paper Safety Association. The event held at the Vinoy Renaissance in St. Petersburg brought together over 300 safety managers from the pulp and paper manufacturing industry.

Master motivational sales speaker, the late Chet Holmes has solid ideas on how to hire the right salespeople.

Chet suggests only hiring high performers. He argues only top performers will have the fortitude and willpower to last.

He interviews 55 people for any sales job and rejects 90 percent of the candidates in the first 30 seconds.

He asks candidates the question, why would we want to hire you?Most people provide glib answers like I like people, I love sales, If I believe in your product I can sell it

From these responses, Chet informs the candidate they are not a top producer and not a good fit. Most people shrug their shoulders, stomach the rejection, thank him for his time and walk away.

Chet says if you have a Top producer, you can’t convince them they are not a top producer. They know their worth and won’t take rejection. Instead, they fight for their spot.

The Psychological profile of top performers is seen in how they handle rejection with persistence. They believe in themselves (even if they have no reason to). Rejection slides off of them and it inspires them to find another approach.

Like all good salespeople, they are resilient and never give up.

These little tests woven through a job interview help weed out the people who won't thrive on the job.